# Incident 19870629055459I: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Alberton, MT, June 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alberton, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0044° N, 114.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alberton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0044&lon=-114.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5050C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5050C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 679 total, 36 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870629055459I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE POWER LOSS EN ROUTE. LANDED ON HIGHWAY STRIKING A GUARD RAIL. FOUND SCORING ON CYLINDER WALL, RINGS FUSED.

## Other reports on N5050C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080101013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080101013319I), Jan 1, 2008: Dhav DH82A (N5050C), Beaufort, SC, Minor damage. (-23) After landing and taxi to hangar, a gust of wind picked up the tail of the aircraft and the propeller made a ground strike. The propeller was wood and…
- [Accident 19980710016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710016499A), Jul 10, 1998: Dhav DH82 (N5050C), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4)On July 10, 1998, at 1910 hours mountain standard time, a Dehavilland DH-82A, N5050C, impacted a tree while maneuvering in red rock canyon near Sedona,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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